Quick Edit! -Edit posts directly from within the thread itself

This hack will allow your users to edit their posts without having to load the editpost page..

How it works: In the bottom right-hand corner of all your posts will be a small Quick Edit icon (users will only see it in posts which belong to them).. When you click it a text box will drop down below your post allowing you to edit it instantly in the thread itself.

This will save you a lot of time when fixing those spelling mistakes, typos, or broken links. It should also help save on bandwidth since your users will no longer need to load the editpost page.

Very easy to install.. 2 file edits, 2 template edits, and 1 template to add.

Known bug: Quick Edit will NOT work with Opera web browsers. Those who use Opera simply won't see the option to quick edit (icon will be invisible when viewed in that browser). It'll work fine in other browsers such as IE or firefox.

Support: Due to work my time is limited as of late so this hack is released AS IS with no support. However, several questions have already been answered in this thread.

Update (7-25-04): Fixed a minor bug with the QE window moving further to the left with each click in mozilla/firefox browsers. To update simply replace your showthread_quickedit template with the new one. Thanks to sv1cec for this bug fix.

Add Ons:
*Show the "delete post" option for those who have permission in the Quick Edit form (also adds edit reason). (by sv1cec)
*Show the "edit reason" field in the Quick Edit form. (Requested by Convergys)
*Alternate Quickedit icon image (by ryancooper)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by sv1cec)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by charlesk)
*Yet another alternate Quickedit icon (by iguanairs)
*Give users the option to disable quick edit in the usercp (by pco)



If you find this hack useful please click the install button.

Screenshot attached:

[MGM]

alright! thanks man! I love the Quick hacks, this is one step closer to getting em all back

/me clicks install

MGM out

[Delusional]

Could you possibly convert this hack to work on version 2.3.2?

[EvilLS1]

Originally Posted by Delusional

Could you possibly convert this hack to work on version 2.3.2?

The vBulletin 2 version can be found here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=54851

[BillaBongUSA]

Hey, awesome hack, but I think I found a bug... Whenever you use the Quick Edit to edit your post, it seems to subscribe you to the thread that you used it in.

Other than that, good work man.

[EvilLS1]

Originally Posted by BillaBongUSA

Hey, awesome hack, but I think I found a bug... Whenever you use the Quick Edit to edit your post, it seems to subscribe you to the thread that you used it in.

Other than that, good work man.

Try this:

In the showthread_quickedit template find:

<input type="hidden" name="poststarttime" value="$poststarttime" />

Below it add:

<input type="hidden" name="emailupdate" value="9999" />

That should fix it.

[BillaBongUSA]

Ah, thanks, that fixed it.

Nice job!

[Boofo]

Excellent! Works as advertised. Will it have the checkbox for the sig checked if you have a sig in the message already? Also, wouldn't it be wise to have this enabled for Admins on all the messages, too?

[EvilLS1]

Thanks.

Will it have the checkbox for the sig checked if you have a sig in the message already?

Thats a good idea. I fixed it so that the sig checkbox will only show up if the person has a sig, and it will be checked by default. I updated the first post to include this.

For those who have already installed:
In your showthread_quickedit template find:

				<input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="1" id="cb_signature" tabindex="1" $checked[signature] />Sig

Replace it with:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature']">
<label for="cb_signature"><input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="1" id="cb_signature" tabindex="5" checked="checked" />Sig</label>
</if>

Also, wouldn't it be wise to have this enabled for Admins on all the messages, too?

Well, since the message text would be loaded twice for all posts, I figure its best to only show the Quick Edit option to the post author.

But if anyone wants the quick edit option availible to admins on all posts, just find this section of code (from the hack instructions):

if ($post['userid'] == $bbuserinfo['userid'])

And replace it with this:

if (($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] ==6) or ($post['userid'] == $bbuserinfo['userid']))

[Boofo]

If you turn it on for Admin, too, should'nt that be $postinfo['signature'] so the admin won't put his sig in it if he edits it?